Category Archives: Kalamazoo News
KCSO issues warning about heroin after overdose
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) — Sheriff’s deputies in Kalamazoo County say a man found unresponsive in Comstock Township early Friday is recovering after overdosing on heroin. The man was...
Apr 07, 2017
Search for man who fell into the river to resume
OTSEGO (WKZO AM/FM) –It was a frustrating night for rescue crews on the Kalamazoo River after a report came in just before 9 pm of a man in the water behind the Meijer in Plainwell, yelling for ...
Apr 07, 2017
Tree falls on moving car
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Two people headed down Parkview Avenue came within an eyelash of being killed after a large branch fell on their vehicle. It happened just before 7 Thursday evening on t...
Apr 07, 2017
Fleck "took a major pay cut" for Minnesota job
UNDATED (WKZO-AM/FM) — Minnesota Head Football Coach P.J. Fleck says Western Michigan University was willing to pay up to keep him in Kalamazoo. The former Broncos head coach told Jim Rome this ...
Apr 07, 2017
Suspected scammer busted after pictures released
ALLEGAN (WKZO AM/FM) It didn't take long for a release to the media to help the Allegan County Sheriff's Department track down a suspected scam artist who targeted logging firms. Detectives say the ma...
Apr 06, 2017
Alcohol and speed suspected in crash
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — Public Safety says it appears that alcohol and speed may have contributed to an early Thursday morning crash at East Michigan and King Highway. Arriving PSO's found a he...
Apr 06, 2017
Teen loses foot race with Public Safety
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — A Kalamazoo teen with a long criminal record, even though he is only 17, was spotted in the 1000 block of Bridge Street by an officer on routine patrol about 4:30 pm Wed...
Apr 06, 2017
Barry County Animal Control Director charged
HASTINGS (WKZO AM/FM) — The Director of the Barry County Animal Control Shelter could find herself in a cage if convicted of misconduct in office, a five year common law felony. Billie Jo Hartwe...
Apr 06, 2017
Kalamazoo man sentenced for sex trafficking
KENTUCKY (WKZO AM/FM) — 35-year-old David Givhan of Kalamazoo has been given nearly 20 years in a federal penitentiary for sex trafficking, transporting women from Michigan to work the crowds du...
Apr 06, 2017
Racial charges made on social media
KALAMAZOO (WKZO AM/FM) — An activist group called Pro Kzoo is saying County Commissioner John Gisler made racist comments at Tuesday's County Board meeting on their Facebook page. They say peopl...
Apr 06, 2017
